Hey, there! Coleman99, here. I've had this idea in my head for a while, and had to get it out. I've been a fan of Oshawott x Snivy for awhile now; in PokePark 2 AND the anime! I'll likely write one for PokePark 2 as well, but I need an idea that seems like it would fit somewhat believably into the game.

So, since we don't know a whole lot about Ash's Oshawott or his Snivy, we have a decent amount of liberty here. But I still would like to have this fit their personality well.

Also! This is quite inspired by the lovely 1Thunderfire's old fanfictions. Her stories are among my favorites on the entire site. So check her out! You won't be disappointed!

Also, I haven't seen the show since the Unova series. I was usually busy with school and work, and had just fallen out of interest with the show. Although I'm currently re-watching the Sinnoh and Unova series, and it's really taking me back. Oh, to be ten again...

Anyway, sorry for the intro. This is my first fanfic, so be gentle :) enjoy!

"Everyone! It's time to eat!" Professor Oak announced as he and Tracy got everyone's food dish ready.

"Bulbasaur, make sure everyone's here, would you?" Tracy asked.

"Bulba! Bulbasaur!" (Leave it to me!)

Bulbasaur was seen as a sort of leader in the lab. He was typically in charge of seeing that Ash's Pokemon were present when eating, you know, stuff like that. He was one Ash's oldest caught Pokemon which meant he had all the qualities of a leader.

"Torterra, Charizard, Unfeazant, Snivy, Pignite…" the seed Pokemon said to himself out loud, doing a verbal checklist, "Corphish, Totodile, Quilava…"

Something wasn't right. Everyone was there, but Oshawott seemed rather occupied in his thoughts, and was a little distant from the group. Unusual. When the two were first acquainted, the little otter seemed confident and proud, and also quite outgoing. He also proved to be quite the troublemaker, as he often flirted with other trainer's Pokemon in the lab. Or he and Pignite would occasionally fight over food. But, he had noticed that Oshawott knew how to have fun, too. He loved playing tag with the other Pokemon, he was an excellent swimmer, and even enjoyed the occasional battle (if Oshawott thought he could win, anyway). And despite his occasional greediness and disruptiveness, he was a sweet, cheery and kind Pokemon.

Bulbasaur saw just how occupied he seemed. Bulbasaur moved his bowl next to Oshawott's. The two weren't the best of buddies and Oshawott often caused messes for Bulbasaur, but the two were still teammates and friends. Bulbasaur felt happy to help Oshawott with whatever it was that was on his mind.

"Hey, buddy." Bulbasaur started.

Oshawott looked at the reptilian grass Pokemon and mumbled a "hello" back. He clearly wasn't in the mood. No big deal, everyone was like this from time to time. Bulbasaur continued to be patient.

"I notice that you look kinda down today. It's very unusual for you. Everything okay?"

Oshawott looked at him, confused. "Yeah, I'm fine…" He went back to eating his food, although more slowly than he usually did.

"You seem to be thinking about something. Like really lost in thought. If something's wrong, I can help. It's why I'm here." It was actually why Bulbasaur was returned to the lab in the first place, all of that time ago, to help Pokemon with their disputes or other problems.

Oshawott gave him a small smile, "Oh, it's nothing, really."

Bulbasaur wasn't buying it. Much like Oshawott (and many other of Ash's Pokemon it seemed) he was quite stubborn, but for a good cause. Again, he was willing to be patient and try to get to the bottom of this. That was when he saw Oshawott looking at a certain Pokemon.

The calm, cool, collected and sometimes cold Grass type - Snivy!

Bulbasaur had pieced it together; Oshawott had fallen for Snivy! Now that he thought about it, he had seen Oshawott had been stealing glances at her lately and even remembered him attempting conversation with the girl.

"Oshawott…" Bulbasaur started, "are you...in love?"

Oshawott quickly covered the leader's mouth with his paw, making a shushing sound. Bulbasaur just slowly moved his paw out of the way. He smiled at the otter.

"Hey...it's okay! I'll keep it a secret. I know most of the Pokemon very well, and I'll find out about what I can." Bulbasaur reassured the samurai in training.

Oshawott blushed a light pink, and stole yet another glance at Snivy. The way she ate so delicately, so gracefully...how mysterious she seemed, who was also sitting a little farther from the group. This was normal behavior for Snivy, however. For our sweet little otter, it was not.

Bulbasaur again noticed his stares, but pretended to be oblivious. "So...who is it?" Bulbasaur asked, "if you tell me, I promise I'll do what I can, and like I said, I won't tell anyone."

Oshawott took a deep breath. He looked around to make sure no one was listening in, although this was pointless. Everyone seemed to be busy eating and as stated before, they were a little farther away from the group.

"It's, uh…" He stopped. He couldn't form the rest of the sentence, his blush was now even more noticeable.

Bulbasaur patted the otter's back with his front leg encouragingly. "It's okay. Deep breaths...in and out...in and out…"

Oshawott did as instructed and felt a little calmer. If only Oshawott hadn't forgotten his water dish, a drink would feel great right about now. "It's uh...it's," he stammered. "It's, i-it's S-Snivy…"

"What?! Wow, Oshawott. She's quite different from your usual picks." Bulbasaur replied, and again, pretending to be oblivious. Bulbasaur knew he wasn't a great actor, so he was relieved to see the naive otter believe him.

"I know," Oshawott sighed dreamily. Her maroon eyes, her graceful posture...she truly was beautiful to the otter. And to many others, too, she had certainly turned some heads at the lab. Luckily for Oshawott, none of that worked out too well for them.

"How come you haven't been all flirty with her like you usually are with other girls?" Bulbasaur asked. This was something that was definitely out of character for Oshawott. He usually had no problem flirting.

"Well, I've talked to her a few times and even kind of hinted at something...but I think it went unnoticed. I'm, uh, kind of really afraid to try again." Oshawott said, Mareepishly. "If it was anyone else, I'd try my luck, believe me. But Snivy…she has this air of authority. If I were to do something stupid I'm afraid that she-"

"Would beat you senseless?" Bulbasaur asked.

Oshawott nodded, although he knew it was an irrational fear. Snivy wasn't like that, she wouldn't just go beating him because of flirting. But it was definitely the excuse he would be using.

Bulbasaur shook his head at the younger and less experienced Pokemon and smiled. "She wouldn't do that. Maybe just send you a cold glare or something," he joked. Oshawott just looked at the ground, he was in no mood for laughing. "You said that you've talked before, right? What was that like?"

"We were watching a battle between Sceptile and Charizard," the now rather pink faced otter started, "and we were reminiscing on old battles. We've been through intense ones, you know!" Oshawott smiled, remembering his journey throughout Unova fondly.

Bulbasaur nodded. "Of course! I bet they were." Bulbasaur also remembered his journey throughout Kanto and his time in Johto very happily. Oh, how naive they all were back then. "You said that you kind of tried flirting with Snivy, right?" Bulbasaur questioned. This was confirmed by Oshawott nodding. "What did you say?"

"Oh, I don't even remember. It was kind of me hinting that I liked her, but...I really just think she didn't notice." He at least HOPED it was just that. It would make him feel quite low if she just flat out ignored him, especially given on how much he had liked her.

Bulbasaur saw that most of the Pokemon were finishing up eating, and he didn't want anyone to eavesdrop on their conversation. "I'll tell you what: we'll talk more about it later, don't be afraid to ask me for help. I'll even observe Snivy when I can to see if she's interested. But for now, finish eating," he ordered, for his own good of course. "You can't just stop eating."

Oshawott nodded, thankful for Bulbasaur's help. "Trust me, the day I slow down eating is the day that, uuuh…"

"No analogy, huh?"

Oshawott gave a goofy grin, having felt a lot calmer than before. "Nope. Not really."

Bulbasaur shook his head before parting ways with the otter. He was on his way back to his usual spot under his favorite tree to sunbathe when he saw Snivy, staring at someone. Bulbasaur casually tried to follow her line of sight. And if he was correct, she seemed to be looking at Oshawott! Sure, there were tons of Pokemon at the lab, but he was in the general direction that she seemed to be staring at.

Bulbasaur smiled to himself, Oshawott would surely be happy to hear this later. Of course, it wasn't guaranteed that she was looking at him, there's plenty of scenery at the lab, like the blue ponds, the green grasses and plants... He went on his way to his tree for now, before going on to play with Totodile later.

Oshawott went on his way to one of the rather large ponds, a favorite place of his to swim and play in. After his brief encounter with Bulbasaur had ended, his mind was once again racing with thoughts about Snivy.

If I flirted, what would she do? If she was anyone else, I'd still go right up and introduce myself! Or if I just didn't know her, I'd go up and say hi right away.

Oshawott pondered the matter.

Sure, he was a bit of a troublemaker, sometimes stealing food from Pignite, which dates all the way to him being a tiny, sweet little Tepig. But this wasn't the worst of crimes by any means, as Pokemon often fought over food. And sure, he got a bit jealous sometimes. Sure, he wasn't the most graceful, either. And sure, he was very flirtatious. But he just wasn't afraid to try looking for a mate! Almost everyone desired a mate, it was completely normal. And he wasn't a bad Pokemon. In fact, he was very sweet oftentimes and was fun to be around. He was decently strong, too, and would step in to save the day if he thought he could handle it.

These, however, were not Oshawott's thoughts.

What DID fill his head was how to win over Snivy. Maybe if I brought her a sort of gift...that can't be a bad start, can it?

A Water Gun to the face interrupted his thoughts, startling Oshawott.

"Ohh, Buizel, I was sketching that!" Tracy said disappointedly, as he was drawing out quite the picture of Oshawott lying peacefully in the water, with his paws (stubs?) resting on his 'ole scalchop.

"Buiii Buii! Buizeeeel Bui!" (Sorry Tracy! But, hey, Oshawott! Gotcha, huh?!) Buizel asked his closely related species with a smirk.

Oshawott smirked back. "Osha Oshawott Oshawott, Oshaaa! Wott Wott!" (Yeah yeah, whatever. What are you up to? Up for another battle?)

"Buizel Buizel Buizel! Bui Buiii!" (Hey! Wipe that smirk off! If you remember correctly, I beat you last time!) Buizel playfully punched Oshawott's soldier.

Oshawott splashed Buizel, getting out of the pond, and into a battle stance. He held his scalchop tauntingly.

"Oshawooott Osha!" (You're on!)

Buizel, too, got out of the pond, and signaled Oshawott closer, also taunting him.

"Buizel Buizel!" (Why don't you make the first move! Unless you're too scared to!)

A battle between Buizel and Oshawott? Now this was something Tracy just had to sketch. A battle between two Pokemon who were closely related, who were also decently powerful!

Some Pokemon had gathered to watch, some on Oshawott's side of the battlefield, and some on Buizel's side of the battlefield. There hasn't been a battle in a few days! Now this would be some fun!

Bulbasaur was rather curious himself, and came over to Oshawott's side to watch. He noticed that Snivy was there too, and was, again, studying the otter. There was no doubt that she was watching him this time. Bulbasaur took mental note of this, he would be sure to let Oshawott notice later. Meanwhile with Tracy, he had let the Professor know of the battle, so he was preparing any healing items that may need to be used after their friendly competition.

I think I'll stop it here! I think that this is a decent amount of text without it being an overload. I hope I'm getting Oshawott's personality right, I hope that this is somewhat believable that would happen in the anime. :P

Oshawott is my favorite Pokemon, but Bulbasaur and Snivy closely follow. Buizel is up there too!

Let me know what you guys think! I'll try to update as frequently as possible :)